Fundamental limit of single-mode integral-field spectroscopy

Haffert, Sebastiaan Y.

doi:10.1364/josab.421326

“…Nevertheless, the stringent spatial beam requirements for efficient SM injection drive challenges for IFU throughput and efficiency. Few-moded fibers in concert with lanterns may present one pathway for FBG based integral-field OCS to boost efficiency [21,400]. However such arrays of low mode-count PLs have not been developed, with further innovations needed to couple them to banks of FBGs (see section 4).…”

Section: Advances In Science and Technology To Meet Challengesmentioning

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2023 Astrophotonics Roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments

Jovanovic,

Gatkine,

Anugu

et al. 2023

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Photonic technologies offer numerous functionalities that can be used to realize astrophotonic instruments. The most spectacular example to date is the ESO Gravity instrument at the Very Large Telescope in Chile that combines the light-gathering power of four 8-m telescopes through a complex photonic interferometer. Fully integrated astrophotonic devices offer critical advantages for instrument development, including extreme miniaturization when operating at the diffraction-limit, plus integration, superior thermal and mechanical stabilization owing to the small footprint, and high replicability offering significant cost savings. Numerous astrophotonic technologies have been developed to address shortcomings of conventional instruments to date, including the development of photonic lanterns to convert from multimode inputs to single mode outputs, complex aperiodic fiber Bragg gratings to filter OH emission from the atmosphere, beam combiners enabling long baseline interferometry with for example, ESO Gravity, and laser frequency combs for high precision spectral calibration of spectrometers. Despite these successes, the facility implementation of photonic solutions in astronomical instrumentation is currently limited because of 1) low throughputs from coupling to fibers, coupling fibers to chips, propagation and bend losses, device losses, etc., 2) difficulties with scaling to large channel count devices needed for large bandwidths and high resolutions, and 3) efficient integration of photonics with detectors. In this roadmap, we identify 23 key areas that need further development. We outline the challenges and advances needed across those areas covering design tools, simulation capabilities, fabrication processes, the need for entirely new components, integration and hybridization and the characterization of devices. To realize these advances the astrophotonics community will have to work cooperatively with industrial partners who have more advanced manufacturing capabilities. With the advances described herein, multi-functional integrated instruments will be realized leading to novel observing capabilities for both ground and space based platforms, enabling new scientific studies and discoveries.

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Astrophotonics: introduction to the feature issue

Dinkelaker

¹

,

Rahman

²

,

Bland‐Hawthorn

³

et al. 2021

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Astrophotonics is an emerging field that focuses on the development of photonic components for astronomical instrumentation. With ongoing advancements, astrophotonic solutions are already becoming an integral part of existing instruments. A recent example is the €60M ESO GRAVITY instrument at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, Chile, that makes heavy use of photonic components. We envisage far-reaching applications in future astronomical instruments, especially those intended for the new generation of extremely large telescopes and in space. With continued improvements in extreme adaptive optics, the case becomes increasingly compelling. The joint issue of JOSA B and Applied Optics features more than 20 state-of-the-art papers in diverse areas of astrophotonics. This introduction provides a summary of the papers that cover several important topics, such as photonic lanterns, beam combiners and interferometry, spectrographs, OH suppression, and coronagraphy.

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Astrophotonics: introduction to the feature issue

Dinkelaker

¹

,

Rahman

²

,

Bland‐Hawthorn

³

et al. 2021

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Astrophotonics is an emerging field that focuses on the development of photonic components for astronomical instrumentation. With ongoing advancements, astrophotonic solutions are already becoming an integral part of existing instruments. A recent example is the €60M ESO GRAVITY instrument at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, Chile, that makes heavy use of photonic components. We envisage far-reaching applications in future astronomical instruments, especially those intended for the new generation of extremely large telescopes and in space. With continued improvements in extreme adaptive optics, the case becomes increasingly compelling. The joint issue of JOSA B and Applied Optics features more than 20 state-of-the-art papers in diverse areas of astrophotonics. This introduction provides a summary of the papers that cover several important topics, such as photonic lanterns, beam combiners and interferometry, spectrographs, OH suppression, and coronagraphy.

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Fundamental limit of single-mode integral-field spectroscopy

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2023 Astrophotonics Roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments

2023 Astrophotonics Roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments

Astrophotonics: introduction to the feature issue

Astrophotonics: introduction to the feature issue

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